Beans
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Bilingualism is only acceptable when it’s a certain class of people doing it: whether it’s one of the royals kids learning Spanish from their nanny, or Nigel Farage’s own children speaking fluent German with their mother. It only becomes a racist moral panic when the hoi polloi have that ability too
What a fucking loser. Bilingualism is amazing and we should celebrate the weans who can speak multiple languages - it will probably be them who will allow the UK to thrive globally.
A weak man who sees jealousy and spite as the only forces that can be marshalled for his campaign
A weak man who sees jealousy and spite as the only forces that can be marshalled for his campaign
December 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Bilingualism is only acceptable when it’s a certain class of people doing it: whether it’s one of the royals kids learning Spanish from their nanny, or Nigel Farage’s own children speaking fluent German with their mother. It only becomes a racist moral panic when the hoi polloi have that ability too
November 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Aside from the rank xenophobia of this, having thousands of people looking for voluntary work will not be the godsend Mahmood might think. It will, on the contrary, be a logistical nightmare
Mahmood says she will introduce new conditions for indefinite leave to remain:
Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering
Lived here 10 years not 5
Being in work
Not taking a penny in benefits
No criminal record
Giving back to community eg volunteering
September 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Aside from the rank xenophobia of this, having thousands of people looking for voluntary work will not be the godsend Mahmood might think. It will, on the contrary, be a logistical nightmare
Human condition
O, understand my drift.
September 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Human condition
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I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
August 29, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I want to explain a few things and then it might be clearer why UK trans people are upset.
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
In 2001 I married my wife, Sylvia.
In 2005 I started medical transition. (1/13)
Definitely feels like a shift if The Atlantic is asking you to search a pirated database
There are tons of graphic novels, academic papers, film and TV scripts, & prose novels/nonfiction on the LibGen list Anthropic used.
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
As settlement approaches, make it easy for the class action lawyers to contact you! Here’s how
Part 1: is your work in Libgen?
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Definitely feels like a shift if The Atlantic is asking you to search a pirated database
The comment, not the screenshot, constitutes a kind of reverse British exceptionalism that I see all the time here.
In this case the idea that the British are not great, or even mid, but exceptionally awful and THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS IT
In this case the idea that the British are not great, or even mid, but exceptionally awful and THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS IT
saw this on Threads and I just don't think anyone has ever said "I can't wait to meet actual British people" in the entire history of the world
May 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The comment, not the screenshot, constitutes a kind of reverse British exceptionalism that I see all the time here.
In this case the idea that the British are not great, or even mid, but exceptionally awful and THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS IT
In this case the idea that the British are not great, or even mid, but exceptionally awful and THE ENTIRE WORLD KNOWS IT
Still the worst
PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week.
They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.
Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.
Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
April 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Still the worst
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Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
April 15, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Even accepting the premise that AI produces useful writing (which no one should), using AI in education is like using a forklift at the gym. The weights do not actually need to be moved from place to place. That is not the work. The work is what happens within you.
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March 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
One for the Spotify genre collectors
March 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
One for the Spotify genre collectors
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We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.
March 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We went from “what good are the humanities?” to “suddenly, no one can read” in about a year, and the answer to the first question is the disinformation and lack of critical thinking you see all around you. *That* is why you need the humanities. This is what they prevent.
I ❤ Project Gutenberg
Chapter 5, Sec. 11: General Interference with Organizations and Production
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Simple Sabotage Field Manual
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February 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I ❤ Project Gutenberg
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Just thought to donate to @wikimediafoundation.org and for a couple hours, couldn't, then wondered idly if civilisation had fallen
February 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Just thought to donate to @wikimediafoundation.org and for a couple hours, couldn't, then wondered idly if civilisation had fallen
An incredible high
And we have our winner! Congrats, Jacqueline!
You’ve officially peaked – no need for hot yoga or a Ferrari now. Check your DMs for prize details!
You’ve officially peaked – no need for hot yoga or a Ferrari now. Check your DMs for prize details!
February 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
An incredible high
Dear tiny audience: if at this moment you are looking to understand the world through fiction, may I recommend The Cameraman by Matthew Kneale? Featuring an English family travelling through Europe in the 30s, believing fascism will solve all their problems. www.hive.co.uk/Product/Matt...
The Cameraman
Former cinematographer Julius Sewell journeys across Europe with his family to his sister's wedding in Rome.But this will be an unusual road trip. For one thing, Julius has been in an ...
www.hive.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Dear tiny audience: if at this moment you are looking to understand the world through fiction, may I recommend The Cameraman by Matthew Kneale? Featuring an English family travelling through Europe in the 30s, believing fascism will solve all their problems. www.hive.co.uk/Product/Matt...
This is fantastic
Bellingcat is currently working with universities to develop open source investigation courses in various fields and creating student-led investigative hubs at those universities, which seems well timed.
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is fantastic
"those jokes crossed the boundary so long ago it’s now a gentrified area"
👏👏👏
👏👏👏
If you missed it/are interested I wrote this rant about lazy comedians blaming wokeness for their bad jokes because it drives me insane 😃😃😃😃😃
uh oh! It's the internet's darling
@brocklesnitch.bsky.social, with one of the best arguments about "wokeness in comedy" I've read - namely that hack comedians who are obsessed with it are just bad at their job.
heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/p/comedians-...
@brocklesnitch.bsky.social, with one of the best arguments about "wokeness in comedy" I've read - namely that hack comedians who are obsessed with it are just bad at their job.
heterosexualnonsense.substack.com/p/comedians-...
January 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"those jokes crossed the boundary so long ago it’s now a gentrified area"
👏👏👏
👏👏👏
